Aircraft control apparatus



p 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS Filed July 23, 1958 21 Sheets-Sheet 1 m B l '1. 7" L; l w A l J p l B' x Fig.1

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INVENTORS JOHN H. BALDWIN BY HENRY W. BERRY P 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS Filed July 25, 1958 21 Sheets-Sheet 2 w INITIAL 23% 205 X SET 4 5320 22 I22 M202 ISUMMING /A e 242 I AMPLIFIER PARALLAX 232 225 244 l l 71 I ass L' ///L// I 2e4 6 0 GENESIIQTION SCHEDULED X(Y) 2o2 202 BANK p PRECISION 499 l I 254',

RADAR 227 254c i 74 I I, 253 f 202 I 263 I PARALLAX W202 i+ 250 254 m 232d I227 247 2 7 202 /INITIAL 232A 230 256 I23 Y SET 243 I Y /226 SERVO I SYSTEM 246 232i l A COMPARATOR! K22? INVENTORS I JOHN H.BALDWIN HENRY w. BERRY Fig. 2 BY sept- 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS 21 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed July 2-5, 1958 COMPASS COUPLER ILATERAL84J AUTOMATIC (VERTICAL 85) IOT THROTTLES COMPASS LATERAL 83 PILOT COUPLER 95 ROTATOR 56 ALTITUDE J CONTROL VERTICAL COUPLER AIRSPEED CONTROL III DIVE

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I AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS Filed July 25, 1958 21 Sheets-Sheet 6 I60 Y SERVO SYSTEM /l6l X J SERVO SYSTEM -l57 I87 use I94 F lg. 8

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AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS 21 Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed July 25, 1958 Sept. 11, 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS Filed July 23, 1958 21 Sheets-Sheet 12 AT. F FILTER 807 I02 80l g3 FROM RADIO COMMAND RECEIVER 806 805 804 SCHED. LEAD BANK NETWORK ADDER 8l6 /8I5 s14 8|? ELECTRONIC DQAME.

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Sept. 11, 1962 J. H. BAL DWlN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS v Filed July 23, 1958 21 Sheets-Sheet 15 ALT. 924 ERROR llOOkk coupsnsmue A 06 727 I LEAD NTWK. /932 2 9 9 VERT k 933 ERROR 11 93 3 I 937. 5UP

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INVENTORS JOHN H. BALDWIN HENRY W. BERRY Sept. 11,1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS Filed July 25, 1958 21 Sheets-Sheet 14 Am 963 96| 9 AME L4 v 97386|'* 972 953 .960 959 EQZ g54 955 975 974 T BSP 766 I 977 I as? I 884] l &{ 890 I I I 936 l 1 e42 SPRING i ALT. FORCE CENTERED SENSOR BALANCE \I236 OUT UT L', 1224 U, mo 949 949 I171 V INVENTORS F lg, 23 JOHN H. BALDWIN HEN RY W. BERRY BY J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS Sept. 11, 1962 21 Sheets-Sheet 15 Filed July 23, 1958 Emmi 8mm mmQ mmQ

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AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS 21 Sheets-Sheet 1s Filed July 23, 1958 Sept. 11, 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS Filed July 25, 1958 21 Sheets-Sheet 17 INVENTORS JOHN H. BALDWIN HEN RY W. BERRY Sept. 11, 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS 21 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed July 25, 1958 svm Al W INVENTORS JOHN H. BALDWIN HENRY W. BERRY p 11, 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS 21 Sheets-Sheet 19 Filed July 23, 1958 mm E Y B 3: Fill N J mm 1 MO QM?- =3 06 mi i mm: Mml WOMQMQHOMQH n n n n v h h w a mum mm H mm: 0.: Fmi/ mm: mm:

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p 1962 J. H. BALDWIN ETAL 3,053,487

AIRCRAFT CONTROL APPARATUS 2i Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed July 23, 1958 $2 $9 E24 I 5 2 E9 955 i 82 32 E02 3Q EEIE 4 EOE 5m. I 69 $9 82 ONE Z2 KN DE 22 mmm; I me 32 m. l fi fiwi IN VEN TORS JOHN H. BALDWIN By HENRY W. BERRiJa/ 

